Washington, DC – A controversial DC police officer who was attacked by rioters on Jan. 6 announced on Monday that he was resigning from the police force and becoming a commentator on CNN because he no longer trusted his fellow officers.
DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer Michael Fanone was one of the officers who responded to the urgent request for help from U.S. Capitol Police on Jan. 6 when angry protesters stormed the Capitol building, The Washington Post reported.
“They were overthrowing the Capitol, the seat of democracy, and I f–king went,” Officer Fanone said. He and many other DC and Capitol Police officers battled back the encroaching mob on the West Terrace of the Capitol for hours, unaware that the building had already been breached by rioters at a different entrance.
Rioters beat the officers with flag poles and their own batons and shields and sprayed bear mace in their […]
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